とと
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Japanese
Etymology 1
First attested in the Muromachi period.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
- (childish or archaic women's speech) a fish
- (childish) a chicken, pigeon, or occasionally a dog, cat, etc.
- Synonym: とっと (totto)
Derived terms
- 御魚 (ototo)
Idioms
- 雑魚の魚交じり (zako no toto majiri)
Etymology 2
Interjection
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of とと – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, とと (toto), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as とと, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とと.) |
Old Japanese
Etymology
Dialectal form of つつ (tutu).
Particle
とと (to2to2)
- (regional, Central Eastern Old Japanese) while, as... [verb]-ing
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- 和我由伎乃伊伎都久之可婆安之我良乃美禰波保久毛乎美等登志努波禰
- waga yuki1 no2 iki1tukusikaba Asigara no2 mi1ne papo kumo wo mi1to2to2 sino1pane
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Usage notes
Attaches to the 連用形 (ren'yōkei) or stem form of a verb.